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Sheriff Takes Aim at Florida Peace Protesters
“If you can’t stand behind our troops, do us all a favor and stand in front of them.”–Text on t-shirt given away by Florida Sheriff. (See video.) It is absolutely NO stretch whatsoever to say that this so-called public servant … Continue reading
Rush Limbaugh Gets $400 Million Deal
Rush Limbaugh: Not just blowing smoke.“I’m Not Retiring Until Every American Agrees With Me”July 3, 2008 On his radio show Wednesday, Rush Limbaugh commented on the news of his astronomical new contract estimated at $400 million. Limbaugh told his audience, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Conservatives, Radio Talk, Right Wing, Right Wing Media
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FOX News Does it Again!!
(Above)Screenshot of Fox & Friends featuring the photo it used of Jacques Steinberg, with the original photo on its left. Comparing the two photos, it appears that the following changes have been made: Steinberg’s teeth have been yellowed, his nose … Continue reading
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Tagged Fox News, Journalism, Media, Media Bias, Propaganda, Right Wing
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Anti-science conservatives must be stopped
Americans must not allow global warming deniers to block the policies needed to avert catastrophic climate change. Our future is at stake.By Joseph Romm / Jun. 30, 2008 Conservatives put on a spectacular display of scientific ignorance this month in … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Conservatives, Environment, Global Warming, Religious Right, Right Wing, Science
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The Return of the Neocons
Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith, an architect of the neocon philosophy. Illustration by Paul Giambarba / Courtesy truthout. Bush Hawks Aggressively Working to Rewrite Accepted Iraq War History By James Risen / June 19, 2008 Ever since … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, CIA, Department of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, Douglas Feith, George W. Bush, History, Iraq, Iraq Occupation, Neocons, Paul Wolfowitz, Right Wing
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Obama Web Site : Fight the Smears
Obama has launched a web site to take onmalicious rumors about him, his family, and his campaign. Running this would be a 24/7 job for more than one person. Guess I’m showing my geezerhood but it still amazes and confounds … Continue reading
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Tagged Internet, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Right Wing, Technology
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Fox News : "Obama’s Baby Mama"
Fox Forced to Address Michelle Obama HeadlineBy Jim Rutenberg / June 12, 2008 For the third time in less than three weeks, Fox News Channel has had to acknowledge using poor judgment through inappropriate references to Senator Barack Obama. The … Continue reading
Books : David Sirota Dissects the New Populism
David Sirota’s The UprisingBy Alex Thurston / June 2, 2008 David Sirota’s new book The Uprising offers an intriguing map of today’s populist movements, leaders, and parties. Sirota profiles movements like the Minutemen, the antiwar “Protest Industry” and the progressive … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Authors, Books, Politics, Populism, Right Wing, The Left
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Anti-Semitic Christian Comic Aimed at Kids
Called a “Training Manual” For “The Next Pogrom Against Jews”By Bruce Wilson / May 30, 2008 For several years now, I have been tracking and studying the covert aspects of Christian Zionism but today an anonymous source — a devoted … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, Christianity, Comix, Judaism, Religion, Right Wing
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Fox News’ Liz Trotta Jokes About Killing Obama
Fox commentator slams Clinton, jokes about killing ObamaBy Nick Langewis / May 25, 2008 This morning, while discussing the media uproar surrounding Senator Clinton’s latest invocation of Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination, Liz Trotta, former New York bureau chief of … Continue reading
Fox News : A Rogue’s Gallery
Fox News’ Criminal PunditsBy James Thindwa Conservatives have created a two-tier system of accountability: one for progressives, the other for themselves and their claimed moral rectitude. Share Digg del.icio.us Reddit Newsvine The sensationalist media inquest into Sen. Barack Obama’s associations … Continue reading
Psycho Christians, McCain, and the Media
Robert Mitchum as crazed preacher in “Night of the Hunter.” UNION CITY, Calif. — Republican John McCain rejected the months-old endorsement of an influential Texas televangelist after an audio recording surfaced in which the preacher said God sent Adolf Hitler … Continue reading
